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16 TAMY nominations for Chelmsford High's 'Phantom of the Opera'

CHELMSFORD -- The Chelmsford High School Fine and Performing Arts Department has been nominated for 16 TAMY Awards for its production of "The Phantom of the Opera."

The TAMY Awards, an awards program sponsored by The Theater of the Mount in Gardner, recognizes outstanding high-school musicals. The awards ceremony is today at Mt. Wachusett Community College. Tickets can be purchased by going to the Theater at the Mount website.

In addition to group nominations for Best Overall Production, Best Set Design, Best Props and Set Dressing, Best Playbill, Best Student Orchestra, Best Costumes, Best Stage Crew and Best Chorus, CHS received the following individual nominations:

Best Lighting: Zachary Straeffer.

Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Torres.

Best Actress: Kaleigh Bumpus.

Best Supporting Actress: Erica Lundin and Heather Conti-Clark.

Best Featured Actor: Jeremy O'Donnell.

Best Musical Director: Carl Rondina.

Best Director: Lauren Cochran.

"The Phantom of the Opera" broke attendance records for CHS shows.

" 'The Phantom of the Opera' was a huge undertaking with quite a bit of spectacle at every aspect, CHS students, as always, met that challenge," said Rondina, the producer and musical director at CHS for 43 years. "We are truly excited and appreciative of the TAMYs for recognizing our students' great accomplishments."

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